Well at least I was able to find openSTA through this entertaining
conversation!

Neil

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 3:23 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: UDF question


> I realize you weren't insulting me and I apologize.

No need for that. We're all rational adults here.

> Please understand that I don't work on projects that cost 
> 100's of thousands of dollars. My customers and I have 
> modest goals. I want to efficiently produce clean, 
> maintainable applications that meet specific needs.  

There's nothing wrong with that. In the past, though, that approach has
burned me personally, when I failed to take into account how something might
grow over time. For some projects, though, you know they won't grow that
significantly, and can act accordingly.

> A consultant asking $250/hour and claiming a need to do 
> a full server-under-load analysis would be viewed as an 
> overpriced blowhard.

Ouch!

Heh, heh. Just kidding. I may be a blowhard, but I'm not overpriced. That
rate is for emergency work (the "my site is down, and I'll lose my job if
you can't fix it" kind of emergency).

Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
voice: (202) 797-5496
fax: (202) 797-5444


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